AMD Ryzen G.Skill FlareX vs G.Skill Trident Z RGB

Vogelbekdier · 1 May 2017 at 22:01

After having to RMA several different types of DDR4 RAM because of compatible issues with my Ryzen Desktop I decided to give G.Skill a try.

I'm looking for 2x8 GB 3200Mhz DDR4 that will work "out of the box" at rated speeds.

G.Skill FlareX (F4-3200C14D-16GFX) seems to be working well with Ryzen at advertised speeds.

However, G.Skill Trident Z RGB (F4-3200C14D-16GTZR) is my preference.

Both are single sided, single rank, Samsung B-Die chips Cas 14 Timing.

So the Question is would both these DDR4's perform the same, and am I safe to go for my preferred choice or stick with G.Skill FlareX?

deFiniLoGy · 4 May 2017 at 17:18

Honestly, nothing is guaranteed atm.

For myself my Flare X is running at 3200c14 rock solid, but I still key in all the timings and DRAM voltage myself in the BIOS just for the safe of mind.

w/ CH6 & [email protected]

DarkHorizon472 · 4 May 2017 at 17:30

The may agesa update is supposed to help with this.

8 Pack · 4 May 2017 at 18:56

With AM4 memory tables end users need to also be aware some improve the issues some make the oc and compatibility worse. For this it does not matter which sticks u have just if ryzen likes the programmed spd timings or it won't pass training.

FredFlint · 6 May 2017 at 01:37

I have two sets of G.Skill Trident Z RGB (F4-3200C14D-16GTZR) and with 2*8GB(one set), I can just set the DOCP(XMP) to 3200 cl14 and it worked no problem. That was on C6H with BIOS 902, have not tried on new BIOS as I now run 4*8GB and use 2666. I would think the FlareX use the same chips as Trident Z but without the RGB LED's.

Monstermunch · 6 May 2017 at 01:54

Trawling various sites and doing a lot of reading it seems that anyone using Trident Z 3200mhz with CL14 timings is having good success.

Smffy · 7 May 2017 at 08:32

Seems that way, personally holding out for the updates in May just to see if any limits are raised then I'll make my choice... Need 32GB and also thinking of getting something 4,000+ for future improvements and potential other platforms.

Gotta love the prices right now for that

Thekwango · 7 May 2017 at 12:27

Smffy said:
Seems that way, personally holding out for the updates in May just to see if any limits are raised then I'll make my choice... Need 32GB and also thinking of getting something 4,000+ for future improvements and potential other platforms.

Gotta love the prices right now for that

Yup, 32gb of 4000+ ram will likely you set you back more than the cost of a cpu and motherboard!

Smffy · 7 May 2017 at 13:10

Thekwango said:
Yup, 32gb of 4000+ ram will likely you set you back more than the cost of a cpu and motherboard!

Not quite but it's not exactly cheap, prob £450 something like that. Nevermind, selling off some old stuff so the money will just got to that.